Science Quotes

"The test of any theory is whether it can explain the phenomena we observe without requiring us to assume superhuman knowledge."

"The human body is a machine that winds itself up."

"Thought is but a function of the brain, as bile is of the liver."

"The body and mind are inseparable in their operations."

"Life is nothing but organized matter in motion."

"We should study medicine to understand philosophy."

"Consciousness emerges from the complexity of physical organization."

"The distinctions between animal and human are merely matters of degree."

"The universe operates according to physical law, not divine will."

"Every thought corresponds to a physical state of the brain."

"The study of anatomy is the study of destiny."

"Reason itself depends upon the proper functioning of matter."

"Medical science reveals truths that theology cannot."

"The body's organization determines the mind's capabilities."

"The greatest discoveries emerge from observing nature directly."

"Science seeks to answer 'how,' but wisdom asks 'why' and 'for what purpose.'"

"Science progresses through bold conjectures and careful refutations."

"The world of nations is made by man, therefore its principles must be found in the modifications of the human mind."

"The beauty of mathematics lies in its perfect rationality and truth."

"All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison."

"Science seeks to understand the laws of nature."

"Science and wonder need not be enemies."

"Science seeks to explain the mysteries of the natural world."

"Science advances through careful observation and rigorous questioning."

"Manifest absurdities and direct contradictions in the old hypothesis."

"If we trace the beam of light through all the intermediate space, we shall find that it is capable of variations."

"To discourse of numbers, magnitude, and motion abstractly is a hard thing."

"The same objections that lie against absolute motion lie against relative motion."

"The apparent motion of bodies may be reduced to absolute rest and motion."

"It is absurd to think that the immense expanse of the fixed stars should be scattered throughout an infinite void."